Slicing-machine



(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

KNUD C. HANSEN, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

SLlClNG-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,870. dated April 26, 1887.

Application filed November 15, 1886. Serial No. 218,927. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, KNUD C. HANsEN, of Racine, in the county of Racine and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Slicing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following isA a full, clear, and exact description thereof'.

My invention relates to slicers for bread, meat, and vegetables; and it consists incertain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, to be hereinafter described and' subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my device, and Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal section of the same.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A is a rectangular box having one side thereof provided with a suitable opening, B, through which access is had to the interior, and suitably fastened to the bottom. of the box are perforated ears a, that, in connection with ordinary screws, serve as a means to secure said box to a bench, table, orother fixture, though, if desirable, these ears may be omitted.

The top of the box A consistsof a stationary section, C, and a movable section, D, the former section being provided with a seat, b, for a knife, E, that is set at an angle and flush with the upper face of said stationary section, and the front end of the movable section is eut at an angle corresponding to that of the knife.

Depending from the sides of the movable top-section D of the box A are flanges F, cut away to present inclined faces c, that bear upon corresponding guides, al, secured to the sides of said box.

Secured to the under side of the top section D of the box A is an angle-iron, G, the vertical arm e of which impinges against a screwrod, H, that has its bearing f upon the inner side, at the rear end of the box, and is provided with a crank, I.

By operating the screw-rod H the sliding section D of the box-top is moved vertically and longitudinally to or from the knife E, to vary the thickness of the cut.

The sides of the box Aare provided at their upper edges with dovetailed iianges g,

that form guides for a sliding frame, J, on which the bread, meat, or vegetables to be cut are held during such operation, and these flanges are provided with slots h, to permit the insertion or removal of the knife E, and at the Same time form seats for its ends.

Pivotally connected to the rear side of the frame J by means of a bolt, fi, is a curved 1ever, K, reduced at one end to form a handle, j, and provided at the other end with a slot, lr. Operative in the slot lc is the pivoted end m of a spring-arm, L, the other end of this arm being rigidly secured to the box A.

In the operation of my device the top section D is adjusted to give the desired thickness of cut, and the bread, meat, or vegetables are placed in the frame J, the latter being preferably polygonalnpon its interior, as shown by Fig. 1. f

The material in the frame J is held with one hand, while the lever K is operative by the other to move said frame back and forth.

By the movement of the frame J the material therein is brought in contact withy the knife E, and sliced thereby, the slices falling into the box A, from which they may be removed through the opening B in one side of said box.

Having thus fully described luy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

. In a slicing-machihe, the combination of a box having both sides thereof provided with slotted flanges and interiorly-arranged guides,

a stationary top section 'provided with a seat atan angle to 'its horizontal plane,a knife retained in said slots and seat, a movable top section that has its front end cut away at an angle corresponding to the knife, and is provided with vdepending side flanges that are also cut away to present inclined faces corresponding to the adjacent guides, an angle-iron depending from the under side of the movable top section, a screw-rod arranged to impinge against the angle-iron, a suitable frame loosely Vtted to the box-flanges, a lever pivotally eonnected to the frame, and a spring-arm, likewise connected to the lever and rigidly secured to said box, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimonyv that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Racine, inthe county of Racine and State of W'isconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

KNUD lG. HANSEN.

W'itnesses:

ERAsrUs C. PEox, WILLIAM JAcxsoN. 

